silver bulletn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪlvə ˈbʊlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˌsɪlvər ˈbʊlət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silver adj., bullet n.¹

Etymology: < silver adj. + bullet n.¹

a. A bullet made of silver. Frequently with reference to the folk tradition that such a bullet can harm a werewolf (or other supernatural being) whereas an ordinary bullet cannot.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet

pistol bullet?1591

musket bullet1598

musket ball1637

silver bullet1648

three-o(h)-three1683

pistol ball1689

musket shot1755

Biscayen1812

picket1848

rifle bolt1849

Minié ball1851

Minié1852

expanding bullet1859

navy bullet1873

two-two1895

dum-dum1897

Lee-Enfield bullet1899

rubber bullet1900

full-metal-jacket1913

round-nose1932

thirty-two1942

plastic bullet1945

baton round1968

1648 ‘Theophilus P.’ Salus Populi 12 Let there be an Instrument made into which two silver Bullets, and two golden Bullets are put.

1678 Tryals W. Ireland, T. Pickering, & J. Grove for Murder 23 They had Silver Bullets to shoot with, and Grove would have had the Bullets to be Champt, for fear that if he should Shoot, if the Bullets were Round, the Wound that might be given might be Cured.

1772 J. Trumbull Progr. Dulness iii, in Poet. Wks. (1820) II. 84 So witches, hunters say, confound 'em, For silver bullets only wound 'em.

1808 W. Scott in Lockhart (1869) III. xviii. 159 I..have only hopes that he may be shot with a silver bullet.

1895 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 139/1 I found him engaged in the task of moulding a silver bullet out of a half dollar.

1915 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 45 52 Abu-Bakar tells me that he saw the Chief of the Damaraghu fighting against the French..and that several bullets hit him, but rebounded and fell to the ground. Only a silver bullet could have wounded him.

1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. i. 8 My silver bullet, forged by the Lone Ranger for a werewolf hunter.

b. figurative. A simple, miraculous solution to a complex and difficult problem. Also (Medicine): = magic bullet n.

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the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy

salvea1300

plaster1340

booty1581

succedaneum1737

nostrum1741

silver bullet1951

magic bullet1992

1951 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 19 Sept. 1/3 There are those who warn against viewing the atom as a magic weapon... I agree. This is not a silver bullet which can deliver itself or otherwise work military miracles.

1971 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Mar. 18/4 Drug abuse, as virtually every other major problem, is multicausative and not given to simplistic silver bullet solutions.

1994 Equinox June 55/1 The modern approach to controlling disease—..wiping out pathogens with silver-bullet drugs—has sometimes backfired..because it has created drug resistance in the organisms.

2003 Independent 27 Dec. i. 8/6 We do not consider any one fraud detection system in isolation to be a ‘silver bullet’.

2. In plural. Originally: civilian money invested in a war effort; war securities. In later use chiefly: money used to achieve military aims, as an alternative or adjunct to direct military action. Now rare.

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1914 D. Lloyd George Speech Treasury in Times 9 Sept. 9/6 We have won with the silver bullets before.

1916 Times 18 Feb. 3/2 Invest the savings in buying ‘Silver Bullets’ in the form most suitable and convenient—Exchequer bonds, scrip, or through the Post Office Savings Bank.

1917 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Oct. 18/2 Liberty Bond slogans, the appeal of young America to their elders for ‘silver bullets’ to fight the battle of liberty, will be prominently displayed.

1938 Pacific Affairs 11 116 Thirty Nanking Planes bombed the railways station at Weinan... ‘Silver bullets’ were used simultaneously, for the venerable Chairman of the Control Yuan..rushed to Shensi..to present General Feng Ching-tsai..with a million Chinese dollars.

1942 N.Y. Times 21 Jan. 1/7 Thailand capitulated with scarcely a shot fired... Air bases and supply depots sprang up so quickly that many observers suspected the conquest was made with ‘silver bullets’.

3. slang. Any of various cocktails made with gin or vodka; (now) spec. a martini.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > gin cocktail

gin sling1790

thunder and lightning1802

Tom Collins1876

Martini1884

silver-fizz1901

pahit1902

pink gin1903

Clover Club1925

gimlet1928

gin and it1929

pink lady1929

Alexander1930

Gibson1930

silver bullet1930

Singapore sling1930

White Lady1930

pink1942

negroni1947

pinkers1961

dirty martini1991

1930 H. Craddock Savoy Cocktail Bk. 148 Silver bullet cocktail. ½ Gin. ¼ Lemon Juice. ¼ Kummel. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

1980 G. V. Higgins Kennedy for Def. xiv. 123 ‘'Nother dose of them silver bullets..’ Lurieen said, waving her martini glass.

1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 41 The absence of ice means that the Auden martini is not diluted in any way, and thus truly earns the drink its sobriquet ‘the silver bullet’.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Apr. 28/2 And when Richard Nixon said, ‘How about a silver bullet?’ he was offering you a very cold, dry martini.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silver bullet
释义	silver bulletn. Brit. /ˌsɪlvə ˈbʊlᵻt/, U.S. /ˌsɪlvər ˈbʊlət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: silver adj., bullet n.¹ Etymology: < silver adj. + bullet n.¹ 1. a. A bullet made of silver. Frequently with reference to the folk tradition that such a bullet can harm a werewolf (or other supernatural being) whereas an ordinary bullet cannot. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet pistol bullet?1591 musket bullet1598 musket ball1637 silver bullet1648 three-o(h)-three1683 pistol ball1689 musket shot1755 Biscayen1812 picket1848 rifle bolt1849 Minié ball1851 Minié1852 expanding bullet1859 navy bullet1873 two-two1895 dum-dum1897 Lee-Enfield bullet1899 rubber bullet1900 full-metal-jacket1913 round-nose1932 thirty-two1942 plastic bullet1945 baton round1968 1648 ‘Theophilus P.’ Salus Populi 12 Let there be an Instrument made into which two silver Bullets, and two golden Bullets are put. 1678 Tryals W. Ireland, T. Pickering, & J. Grove for Murder 23 They had Silver Bullets to shoot with, and Grove would have had the Bullets to be Champt, for fear that if he should Shoot, if the Bullets were Round, the Wound that might be given might be Cured. 1772 J. Trumbull Progr. Dulness iii, in Poet. Wks. (1820) II. 84 So witches, hunters say, confound 'em, For silver bullets only wound 'em. 1808 W. Scott in Lockhart (1869) III. xviii. 159 I..have only hopes that he may be shot with a silver bullet. 1895 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 139/1 I found him engaged in the task of moulding a silver bullet out of a half dollar. 1915 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 45 52 Abu-Bakar tells me that he saw the Chief of the Damaraghu fighting against the French..and that several bullets hit him, but rebounded and fell to the ground. Only a silver bullet could have wounded him. 1991 R. R. McCammon Boy's Life i. i. 8 My silver bullet, forged by the Lone Ranger for a werewolf hunter. b. figurative. A simple, miraculous solution to a complex and difficult problem. Also (Medicine): = magic bullet n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [noun] > remedy > a remedy salvea1300 plaster1340 booty1581 succedaneum1737 nostrum1741 silver bullet1951 magic bullet1992 1951 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 19 Sept. 1/3 There are those who warn against viewing the atom as a magic weapon... I agree. This is not a silver bullet which can deliver itself or otherwise work military miracles. 1971 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 18 Mar. 18/4 Drug abuse, as virtually every other major problem, is multicausative and not given to simplistic silver bullet solutions. 1994 Equinox June 55/1 The modern approach to controlling disease—..wiping out pathogens with silver-bullet drugs—has sometimes backfired..because it has created drug resistance in the organisms. 2003 Independent 27 Dec. i. 8/6 We do not consider any one fraud detection system in isolation to be a ‘silver bullet’. 2. In plural. Originally: civilian money invested in a war effort; war securities. In later use chiefly: money used to achieve military aims, as an alternative or adjunct to direct military action. Now rare. ΚΠ 1914 D. Lloyd George Speech Treasury in Times 9 Sept. 9/6 We have won with the silver bullets before. 1916 Times 18 Feb. 3/2 Invest the savings in buying ‘Silver Bullets’ in the form most suitable and convenient—Exchequer bonds, scrip, or through the Post Office Savings Bank. 1917 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 11 Oct. 18/2 Liberty Bond slogans, the appeal of young America to their elders for ‘silver bullets’ to fight the battle of liberty, will be prominently displayed. 1938 Pacific Affairs 11 116 Thirty Nanking Planes bombed the railways station at Weinan... ‘Silver bullets’ were used simultaneously, for the venerable Chairman of the Control Yuan..rushed to Shensi..to present General Feng Ching-tsai..with a million Chinese dollars. 1942 N.Y. Times 21 Jan. 1/7 Thailand capitulated with scarcely a shot fired... Air bases and supply depots sprang up so quickly that many observers suspected the conquest was made with ‘silver bullets’. 3. slang. Any of various cocktails made with gin or vodka; (now) spec. a martini. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > cocktail > [noun] > gin cocktail gin sling1790 thunder and lightning1802 Tom Collins1876 Martini1884 silver-fizz1901 pahit1902 pink gin1903 Clover Club1925 gimlet1928 gin and it1929 pink lady1929 Alexander1930 Gibson1930 silver bullet1930 Singapore sling1930 White Lady1930 pink1942 negroni1947 pinkers1961 dirty martini1991 1930 H. Craddock Savoy Cocktail Bk. 148 Silver bullet cocktail. ½ Gin. ¼ Lemon Juice. ¼ Kummel. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass. 1980 G. V. Higgins Kennedy for Def. xiv. 123 ‘'Nother dose of them silver bullets..’ Lurieen said, waving her martini glass. 1996 J. Lanchester Debt to Pleasure (1997) 41 The absence of ice means that the Auden martini is not diluted in any way, and thus truly earns the drink its sobriquet ‘the silver bullet’. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Apr. 28/2 And when Richard Nixon said, ‘How about a silver bullet?’ he was offering you a very cold, dry martini. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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